Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters
By: by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by John Thompson.
Contributors: McKissack, Fredrick.; Thompson, John, 1940- ill.
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Christmas -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Christmas -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Slaves -- Social life and customs; Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature; Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865
Description: Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).